Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,633 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Melvin Carter (1979- )
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
Battle of Milliken's Bend
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The Battle of Milliken’s Bend (1863)
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Alyce Chenault Gullattee (1928-2020)

Explore Global African History

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University of Liberia (1863- )
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Mariana Grajales Cuello (1808-1893)
The Empire of Songhai
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Songhai Empire (ca. 1375-1591)
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Africans, African Americans, Great Britain and the United States: The Curious History of the Rio Pongo in the Early 19th Century

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
Al Smith, Sr., MOHAI opening of Jazz on the Spot, October 15, 1993
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A Successful Decision-Making Strategy for Choosing Where to Donate Your Historical Memorabilia
Africa in 1595 as known to Italian explorers and cartographers
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Africa and Africans in the Imagination of Renaissance Italians (1450-1630)
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: For His Times and Ours

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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